Herman Badillo - Giuliani Administration and CUNY Chairmanship

Giuliani Administration and CUNY Chairmanship

Badillo had a series of jobs with the Giuliani administration, he serving as the mayor's Special Counsel on education policy and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York.

In his capacity as Giuliani's education advisor, Badillo advocated increased Mayoral control of the public schools and a revamped curriculum; he was also Giuliani's liaison to the City's Board of Education. As CUNY Chairman, Badillo organized a successful effort to end open enrollment and revamp the curriculum. These actions gained him some support among conservatives, but alienated him from the mainstream of the Puerto Rican political leadership, which had been his traditional base.